Avenue Z & West Street
Avenue Z and West Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. West Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue Z/West St, is 30 feet away for the B4, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and three places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 and 1957, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/West St, 30 feet away, for the B4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/West St B430 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.6 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1957.
Trees
NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue Z
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue Z
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of West Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of West Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Neshama 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K560 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- West Playground50 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket660 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue Z & East 1st Street 260 feet
- Avenue Z & West 1st Street 260 feet
- West Street & Murdock Court 270 feet
- Avenue Z & West 2nd Street 520 feet
- East 2nd Street & Avenue Z 520 feet
- West Street & Nixon Court 530 feet
- Avenue Y & West Street 780 feet
- Avenue Z & West 3rd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or West Street.